MTG Studios has acquired a controlling stake in Scandinavian production group Nice Entertainment for a price in excess of £70 million (€82m). Nice operates production companies across the region including Monster, One Big Happy Family, Playroom, and Rakett in Norway; Titan, Baluba and Nice Drama in Sweden; Moskito, Production House, and Grillifilms in Finland; and […]
Orly Adelson is stepping down as president of Dick Clark Productions to run ITV Studios America. Adelson, who oversaw shows including Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest and coverage of the Golden Globe Awards, will head ITV Studios America, part of the ITV Studios US Group. She will start the newly created […]
Sky has announced four new dramas to be filmed in the coming months. Running across Sky’s portfolio of entertainment channels, the new dramas reflect Sky’s drive to bring more exclusive programming to customers. The new commissions are part of Sky’s commitment to invest £600 million a year in home-grown programming by 2014, an increase of […]
The Evil Dead is a 1981 classic cult horror movie directed by Sam Raimi and is famous for its bloody content. For the 2013 remake, Evil Dead, Raimi chose Fede Alvarez as director and decided to take the producing role himself alongside Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell, lead actor and producer of the original film. […]
Following the positive response to its first set of TV pilots, Amazon Studios has confirmed it will produce five more original pilots for kids, including the first pilots for ages 6-11. The new pilots come from Emmy Award-winning creators as well as a Hollywood newcomer discovered though Amazon Studios’ open-door submission process. The pilots will stream on […]
Cable MSO Liberty Global International is assessing its first-round bids for pay-TV unit Chellomedia, reports the FT, suggesting that second-round winning bids are likely to value the operation at around $1 billion. It is understood that bids have been received from media companies and private equity companies, including Scripps Networks Interactive, Turner Broadcasting System and […]
Signalling its intentions to compete in the premium sports arena, not only in terms of acquiring rights, but also by offering compelling, quality programming differentiated from its counterparts, BT Sports has unveiled its production and studio base situated in the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and confirmed its […]
ITV has acquired 100 per cent of Big Talk Productions and associated companies (Big Talk), the producer of programmes including Friday Night Dinner and Rev as well as movies including Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End. ITV will pay an initial cash consideration and further capped cash payments contingent on Big Talk’s future […]
The Netflix series House of Cards has become the first digitally-distributed show to earn a major nomination for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, picking up a ‘Best Drama’ nomination. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, who portray the scheming husband and wife at the centre of the political thriller, were also nominated in the lead […]
BT Sport has added new programmes and presenters to its network of channels and revealed more details about its state of the art studios. New programmes include BT Sport Live, a nightly sports news, information and debate show, with outspoken former football manager Neil Warnock as a contributor. Tuesday and Sunday nights will feature BT […]